Hand grenade (drink)
A
hand grenade is a strong
alcoholic beverage sold at only four locations in
New Orleans, all owned by Tropical Isle, Inc., 718 Orleans Street, Suite 10, New Orleans, LA 70116. The drink has a unique melon taste, is colored yellow-green, and comes in a plastic half-yard glass shaped like a hand grenade at the bottom, with smaller plastic grenades inside the container. It is extremely popular among tourists in the
French Quarter, and it has even been featured in songs by
Ludacris and other artists. The exact recipe is a
trade secret, but it seems to be made of various
liqueurs and
liquors. The company that sells it is fiercely protective of its intellectual property rights; however it does sell its mix in quart and gallon-sized plastic bottles. The instructions tell the consumer to add water and
everclear (
grain alcohol.) One quart of syrup yields 148
ounces of Hand Grenade drink. Tropical Isle also offers two other
trade secret alcoholic beverages: the Horny Gator ® and the Tropical Itch ®.
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The purported recipe for the drink.
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The One and Only Hand Grenade.
